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Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Keeping Your Family Holy

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.84.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2014

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The Bible is not particularly sentimental about families. What makes a family holy, as far as the biblical writers are concerned, is its willingness to surrender to the purpose of God. We see this in a number of key figures, including Joseph, Anna, and Simeon.

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This is Father Robert Barron.

0:02.0

Friends, I invite you to reflect with me on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.

0:08.0

Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is a non-for-profit apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization.

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We utilize media, both old and new, to share the faith on every continent, and to facilitate an encounter with Christ and his church. Through our efforts, we hope to take the faith on every continent and to facilitate an encounter with Christ and his church.

0:22.7

Through our efforts, we hope to take the gospel out into the peripheries of the culture,

0:26.9

where the transformative power of God's word is most needed.

0:30.8

Let us open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's word of love for each one of us.

0:36.7

If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us

0:40.3

so that we might share the warmth and light of Jesus Christ,

0:43.3

who is the Word on Fire.

0:46.3

The global benefactors of Word on Fire

0:48.3

with the support of the Arts Diocese of Chicago

0:50.3

now present Word on Fire.

0:53.3

Peace be with you. holy family Sunday gives us the

0:58.8

opportunity to reflect on what makes a family holy now I can give you lots of advice

1:05.4

about how to make your families psychologically healthier more functional functional, happier, etc., and there's

1:13.8

nothing in the world wrong with any of that advice.

1:17.8

In fact, our first reading for today from the book of Syrock gives a fair amount of it.

1:22.6

Listen, he obeys his father, brings comfort to his mother.

1:28.1

Take care of your father when he's old.

1:30.3

Even if his mind fail, be considerate of him.

1:34.0

Et cetera.

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